The David Hemingson-scripted Alexander Payne dramedy The Holdovers and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction were the big film winners at the strike-delayed 2024 Writers Guild Awards, which were handed out Sunday in Los Angeles and New York.
Jefferson — who also was honored with the WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award — followed his Oscar win for Adapted Screenplay as the WGA’s weird, wild and elongated Awards season wrapped with simultaneous ceremonies on both coasts. Hemingson scored a modicum of revenge for losing the Original Screenplay Academy Award to Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for Anatomy of a Fall.
The latter script, however, wasn’t eligible for a Writers Guild Award. That’s because, unlike other guilds, the WGA deems ineligible any scripts for movies not produced under its Minimum Basic Agreement or a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with various affiliated countries.
Later, the Documentary prize went to Errol Morris...
Jefferson — who also was honored with the WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award — followed his Oscar win for Adapted Screenplay as the WGA’s weird, wild and elongated Awards season wrapped with simultaneous ceremonies on both coasts. Hemingson scored a modicum of revenge for losing the Original Screenplay Academy Award to Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for Anatomy of a Fall.
The latter script, however, wasn’t eligible for a Writers Guild Award. That’s because, unlike other guilds, the WGA deems ineligible any scripts for movies not produced under its Minimum Basic Agreement or a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with various affiliated countries.
Later, the Documentary prize went to Errol Morris...
- 4/15/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominees have been announced for the 76th annual Writers Guild Awards, and Star Trek: Picard squeaked in just under the wire.
The concluded Paramount+ quasi-revival saw its series finale nominated in the Episodic Drama category. Other first-time nominees include freshman shows Shrinking, The Last of Us, The Curse and The Diplomat.
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The concluded Paramount+ quasi-revival saw its series finale nominated in the Episodic Drama category. Other first-time nominees include freshman shows Shrinking, The Last of Us, The Curse and The Diplomat.
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Of course, usual suspects like Succession,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
The 2024 Writers Guild Awards nominations have been revealed.
The nominees in the category of original screenplay are Air, Barbie, The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives.
In the adapted screenplay category the nominees are American Fiction, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Killers of the Flower Moon, Nyad and Oppenheimer.
In an unusual move this year, the WGA Awards will take place after the Oscars, with the winners awarded on April 14.
A complete list of this year’s nominees follows.
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
Air, Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
May December, Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
Are You There God?...
The nominees in the category of original screenplay are Air, Barbie, The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives.
In the adapted screenplay category the nominees are American Fiction, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Killers of the Flower Moon, Nyad and Oppenheimer.
In an unusual move this year, the WGA Awards will take place after the Oscars, with the winners awarded on April 14.
A complete list of this year’s nominees follows.
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
Air, Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
May December, Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
Are You There God?...
- 2/21/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roadmap Writers is hosting a series of free webinars featuring writing talent from top shows.
Panelists include Niko Gutierrez-Kovner (“Beef”), Lillian Wang (“Reacher”), Sivert Glarum (“King of the Hill”), Jasmine Chiong (“Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon NIght”), Michael Poisson (“Robot Chicken”), Aadip Desai (“The Goldbergs”), Charlie Peppers (“Poker Face), Justin Calen-Chenn (“Bel-Air”), Emily Abbott (“Cobra Kai”) and Scott Z. Burns (“The Report”).
The initiative is in anticipation of reaching 350 writers signed to agents and managers through their introductions and to help raise money for The Animal Rescue Mission.
Founded in 2016 by Joey Tuccio and Dorian Connelley, and based in Los Angeles, Roadmap Writers is a screenwriting education and training platform for writers looking for a guided path to professional success writing for film and TV. Classes are online and led by working executives, managers, agents, producers, writers and other industry professionals.
The Animal Rescue Mission’s primary focus is rescuing dogs,...
Panelists include Niko Gutierrez-Kovner (“Beef”), Lillian Wang (“Reacher”), Sivert Glarum (“King of the Hill”), Jasmine Chiong (“Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon NIght”), Michael Poisson (“Robot Chicken”), Aadip Desai (“The Goldbergs”), Charlie Peppers (“Poker Face), Justin Calen-Chenn (“Bel-Air”), Emily Abbott (“Cobra Kai”) and Scott Z. Burns (“The Report”).
The initiative is in anticipation of reaching 350 writers signed to agents and managers through their introductions and to help raise money for The Animal Rescue Mission.
Founded in 2016 by Joey Tuccio and Dorian Connelley, and based in Los Angeles, Roadmap Writers is a screenwriting education and training platform for writers looking for a guided path to professional success writing for film and TV. Classes are online and led by working executives, managers, agents, producers, writers and other industry professionals.
The Animal Rescue Mission’s primary focus is rescuing dogs,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: 2022 finalists for the Latinx List, showcasing top works by up-and-coming Latinx screenwriters, have been unveiled by The Latin Tracking Board, Nalip, the Untitled Latinx Project, and The Black List.
The batch of selected scripts consists of five original pilots and six original features. Among the finalists are Daniel F. Pérez (2096) and Makana Lani (Contingent), who have received WGA-minimum script deals from Netflix, through the Latinx List’s partnership with the streamer announced last summer.
“By providing this opportunity, the Latinx List is kicking the door wide open for emerging writers, and I’m humbled to be selected among such talented creatives,” said Lani. “As a queer, underrepresented writer, I’m thrilled to be writing a script for Netflix–a company that’s truly following through on their mission of championing diverse voices.”
“I’m thrilled that 2096 is part of this year’s Latinx List, and so excited to develop with Netflix!
The batch of selected scripts consists of five original pilots and six original features. Among the finalists are Daniel F. Pérez (2096) and Makana Lani (Contingent), who have received WGA-minimum script deals from Netflix, through the Latinx List’s partnership with the streamer announced last summer.
“By providing this opportunity, the Latinx List is kicking the door wide open for emerging writers, and I’m humbled to be selected among such talented creatives,” said Lani. “As a queer, underrepresented writer, I’m thrilled to be writing a script for Netflix–a company that’s truly following through on their mission of championing diverse voices.”
“I’m thrilled that 2096 is part of this year’s Latinx List, and so excited to develop with Netflix!
- 2/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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In Amazon’s A League of Their Own TV show, the experiences of women in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League are just half of the story.
A scene in Penny Marshall’s 1992 film of the same name inspires the other half of the series, which debuted Aug. 12 on Prime Video. In the sequence, Rockford Peaches catcher Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) fields a painfully fast throw from an unnamed Black woman (DeLisa Chinn-Tyler), who comes down from the stands to return a foul ball. It’s one of the movie’s most memorable moments because of what it alludes to beyond its brief screen time: the history of Black women in baseball.
Given the chance to expand the story Marshall told, which itself was based on director Mary Wilson and producers Kim Wilson and Kelly Candaele’s 1987 documentary about the Aagpbl, co-creators Abbi Jacobson...
In Amazon’s A League of Their Own TV show, the experiences of women in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League are just half of the story.
A scene in Penny Marshall’s 1992 film of the same name inspires the other half of the series, which debuted Aug. 12 on Prime Video. In the sequence, Rockford Peaches catcher Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) fields a painfully fast throw from an unnamed Black woman (DeLisa Chinn-Tyler), who comes down from the stands to return a foul ball. It’s one of the movie’s most memorable moments because of what it alludes to beyond its brief screen time: the history of Black women in baseball.
Given the chance to expand the story Marshall told, which itself was based on director Mary Wilson and producers Kim Wilson and Kelly Candaele’s 1987 documentary about the Aagpbl, co-creators Abbi Jacobson...
- 9/9/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The inaugural Latinx TV List has been revealed! On Monday, during the Nalip Media Summit, Nalip executive director Ben Lopez joined Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen of The Black List alongside Gloria Calderon-Kellett (One Day at a Time) and Tanya Saracho (Vida) of the Untitled Latinx Project to announce the 10 original television pilots selected.
The Black List teamed with the Latin Tracking Board, Nalip, Remezcla and The Untitled Latinx Project for the list which opened submissions in February. Here were the requirements:
Writers should be Latinos residing currently in the Us – any country of origin or other status is fine Any kind of story is eligible and will be considered All scripts must have one Latinx character in a prominent, lead role Scripts can be bilingual as long as they are written primarily in English Half-hours and one-hours considered. No webseries. All levels of experience considered for submitting writers...
The Black List teamed with the Latin Tracking Board, Nalip, Remezcla and The Untitled Latinx Project for the list which opened submissions in February. Here were the requirements:
Writers should be Latinos residing currently in the Us – any country of origin or other status is fine Any kind of story is eligible and will be considered All scripts must have one Latinx character in a prominent, lead role Scripts can be bilingual as long as they are written primarily in English Half-hours and one-hours considered. No webseries. All levels of experience considered for submitting writers...
- 6/29/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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